Exposure to Substances from Food Contact Materials and an Introduction to the FACET Project

The FACET project (Flavours, Additives and food Contact material Ex- posure Task) is a large project within the 7 th Research Framework Pro- j gram of the European Union with a total cost in excess of euro 8M, an EU contribution of euro 6M, and a pan-European membership of partners and stakeholders from academia, research institutes, authorities and surveil- lance as well as all relevant industries. It started in 2008 and will run for 4 years. It represents a unique opportunity to make major advance beyond the current state of the art of exposure assessment. This paper gives an concise overview of the current situation on estimating expos- ure to food contact substances and describes the rationale, the design, and the technical, scientific and legislative outcomes expected of this new project.

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